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Rain Delay
06:07
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I was standing sideways on the corner of the street my friend
And I had told the sheriff I was waiting on the world to end
He told me I was crazy, that I was cracking up
And I knew I couldn’t stop it 'til she had had enough
We were lying in the crosswalk counting people as they passed
And you looked at me and asked me how long I thought we could last
I looked around and I could see that no one else had noticed me
And I told you I was sorry, but I’m not the one to ask
You were flying in the atmosphere; somewhere far away but far too near
And it looked like you were listening for something you just couldn’t hear
You came back down and you had found that I waiting on the ground
And I was only wondering if you had heard the sound
I can’t bring myself to wonder how it got to be this way
Maybe we were only waiting on the rain delay
Well the cards are on the table and I’m hoping for a royal flush
But I do believe that a perfect hand just may be asking for too much
And we can save the city on a sunny day
We were only waiting on the rain delay
We can get the world back on their feet again some day
We were only waiting on the rain delay
Is there anybody out there who will try to play the game?
Or is there anybody listening who even feels the same?
You’ve got to rise up in the right direction and let your brother do the same
You gotta let ‘em know where you are standing and take a little of the blame
I said, “The stakes are high and the price is low” but I don’t really know how the saying goes
And it’s the right time to look around baby maybe you can see what we have chosen
I know you’ve always loved the summer, but you’re shooting up a lethal dose
And this just ain’t the type of problem you can cool down with garden hose
And we can save the city on a sunny day
We were only waiting on the rain delay
We can get the world back on their feet again some day
We were only waiting on the rain delay
Let it rain, come on and let it rain
It is snowing on the mountain top
A little rain coming
It is snowing on the mountain top
I don't think that I want it to stop
A little rain delay
We were only waiting on the rain delay
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Spaceships in the Sky
04:02
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I remember at night
Without a rain cloud in sight
It would still find means to fall
And not upset us at all
Spying the space ships on the darkest of nights
Flying so high, like dots of light in the sky
Stuck in a world run on broken egg timers
And totally free of fast-paced time
The world would be blessed to have seen such a way
To have seen random lights sending photons astray
While we lay in an open field
It’s only now that I notice the moon looks the same from both sides
Of the water of a lake
It’s only a mirror
Just from the other side
So it’s all the same for us all
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3. |
So So Young
05:40
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Look around
And you can almost make it out
So listen loud
The all familiar sound
Ignore what’s said
And think about replacing it
With something wise and ignorant instead
Lo, I am ruptured
And no, it can’t be undone
We grow to understand that we are
So so young
You talk the talk
But have you ever walked the walk?
Please take the chance;
It’s worth it either way
Run in place
While I create the context
I can think about
To bring about your face
Lo, I am ruptured
And no, it can’t be undone
We grow to understand that we are
So so young
Our fate isn't bound by chance or happenstance
‘Cause we alter both with the choices that we make
So stay up late
And pay no mind to circumstance
‘Cause in the end it’s the chances that we take
Lo, I am ruptured
And no, it can’t be undone
We grow to understand that we are
So so young
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4. |
The Settling Stone
04:29
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I found you under the overpass
You were praying the sounds of the cars wouldn’t last
I sincerely wanted to say to you
That I’m sorry what they put you through
And I wish you’d come back home
When the fire started I turned my head
And you washed you face by the river bed
And I watched my own reflection float away
And I could drive for a million hours
To pass through fields of country flowers
If I could only find the power
I’d hold my breath for you
So please don’t ask to be left alone
‘Cause life’s no fun when you’re on your own
And it’s not too late and we’re not too old
But I’m getting tired and you’re getting cold
Maybe we can find the settling stone someday
And I could drive for a million miles
To pass through towns of country smiles
If only for a little while
I’d hold my breath for you
Well the night is young and so are we
And I’m as ready as I’ll ever be
And I’d love for you to come with me
Maybe we can find what they will never see
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End of the Day
04:27
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From the last look I took at my life
Seventeen years to the day
What did I say?
Did I throw it away?
Off to another day
Back to a better way
And the only time in my life I'd been afraid of changing
For the first time in years
I’m finally off on my own
For the last time in yours
You found me alone in the dark
But I know that I’m going my own way
To find the piece of the puzzle that fits
Deep undercover of cotton and wool
If I found a loose thread I’d instinctively pull
At the fabric that keeps us apart, but it’s not
It’s the fibers that constantly pull on my heart
And your teeth, they all chatter
And you’re shaking your knees
While we act out the scenes from the birds and the bees
And sometime the next morning we’ll eventually stop
‘Cause I am the roll and you are the rock
For the first time in years
I’m finally off on my own
For the last time in yours
You found me alone in the dark
But I know that I’m going my own way
To find the piece of the puzzle that fits
Over ten thousand mugs of the finest
Coffees and cocoas and teas
What do you please?
Will you have some with me
Or at least what is left of me?
You know you’re the best of me
And you know that I did it my way
To have something to talk about
At the end of the day
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Window Seat
05:48
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Lost and lonely are the days
Without here with me
And so the wise man says
Stuff this good just don’t grow on trees
And I have stood the test of time
I guess there’s not much else I can do
And I can feel your hand in mine
But I’m still miles away from you
From the window seat I see
The peaks turn from white to green
But at night the dark sky
Paints them both a shade in between
I just can’t put my mind to ease
When we’re living in days like these
But even the blind man will believe
When he picks up his hammer and sees
That it’s a long way down
From the high you to give me
And I can hear the sound
Your voice still echoes in my dreams
From the window seat I see
The peaks turn from white to green
But at night the dark sky
Paints them both a shade in between
In the window seat I ride
And sleep now until I arrive
It’s no surprise that glass is colder than the air inside
I’m gonns sleep now, until I awake to you
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Snapping Twigs
02:50
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On dark roads we drive
As strangers passing through
And all roads lead to the same place
But where that is is up to you
And scan the radio for news
And point of views
To lift the visor and let the world shine through
We were like twigs
Snapping under the feet of the world
We were like twigs
Heaven’s just the name of a girl
It’s only now I realize
That these lenses before my eyes
Disguise what was sitting right next to me
And it’s there you’ll always be
So you open the roof for me
And let the moonlight guide me home
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8. |
My Town
07:12
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On the morning the train passed through my town
Past the footpaths and finally on down
Over the Horn Bridge at 6 AM
Past the deli, but nobody’s up but them
And just when I got all my roots down
My mother, she said with a big frown
“Honey, we’ve got to move on, you see”
And nobody smiled but me
I can get older
And I can go crazy
Or I can move along
And I can write you a new song
Well I’d never been past my own street sign
Since the mayor told the town that he’d resign
But why do I insist to hide
And pray that somebody will find me?
I can get older
And I can go crazy
Or I can move along
And I can write you a new song
In the morning I still hear the whistle blow
Lift the blinds and I peer through my window
With hair getting thinner and getting curled
Through a window is no way to see the world
I can get older
And I can go crazy
Or I can move along
And I can write you a new song
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Adam Reczek New Hampshire
Organic, locally-grown New Hampshire folk rock.
It's "REE-zik"
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